Water-Transmitted Fungi are Involved in Degradation of Concrete Drinking Water Storage Tanks.

ABSTRACT: Global warming, globalization, industrialization, and the rapidly growing population at present increasingly affect the production of safe drinking water. In combination with sustainable bio-based or recycled materials, used for water distribution systems, these factors promote emerging pathogens, including fungi. They can proliferate in oligotrophic water systems, affect the disinfection process, degrade building materials, and cause diseases in humans. In this study, we explored fungal-based degradation of modern concrete water storage tanks and the presence of fungi in chlorinated drinking water at the entrance and exit of the tanks. The degradation potential of isolated 52 fungal strains and their growth at different oligotrophic conditions was tested in vitro. Forty percent of strains

SUBMITTER: Novak Babic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7828128 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature